Sermon preached by A.C. Dixon, D.D. at The Moody Church in 1909.
In the year 1858 there began in Chicago a religious movement which became the greatest revival movement of the century, the abundant fruits of which can be seen today in every part of the world. It centered in D.L. Moody, who resolved in early life that he would let God show to the world what He could do with one man fully surrendered to His will.
The beginning was small. First, a group of ragged children in an abandoned freight car, which grew into a large Sunday school. …
We have noticed that in the early part of this book a great many of these Psalms have to do primarily with David’s personal experiences. This particular Psalm evidently was written either during the time that he was fleeing from King Saul and his army or when he was hiding from the armies of his own son, Absalom. It probably has reference to the former case. One can understand how David would pen these words perhaps some night that he was restless, unable to sleep, on the alert for he knew the enemy was pursuing him. He could not know …
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:1-4).
“Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge …
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”—Matthew 6:33
Today we are considering the matter of putting first things first. There are so many things which press for a claim upon our time, our affections, our ambition and as long as this kind of competition continues, there can be no peace or harmony in the life. It is a great thing when one master aim grips the whole being as it did Paul in Philippians 3:13, “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one …
Any person having read the New Testament and having read any one of the accounts of the Crucifixion given in the four gospels could not help but identify this portion of the psalm with one of those accounts, or that which all four of them record,—the Crucifixion. This has been truly called the Crucifixion Psalm.
I want to bring to you just one word as the basis of my message. It is one of those words that has a volume in it, and that word is one of the words that fell from the lips of …
“And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom; and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.”—Matthew 9:9
That is Matthew’s modest way of telling about his conversion. He did not tell anything about having a nice big house. He did not say anything about being rich. He left that for the other fellow to say.
I want to read to you what Mark’s Gospel has to say about the call of Matthew, second chapter, verses 13 through 17.
“For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.”—Hebrews 12:3
It is superbly impressive to observe how eminently solicitous of our welfare is the loving heart of God. “Today if ye will hear his voice,” He tenderly urges, “harden not your hearts.” Then ensues the wisest of counsel to safeguard our spiritual health, to strengthen our confidence, to stimulate our action, and to increase our fruitfulness.
The Challenge of the Lord
“For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in …
“And whatsoever you do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.” Paul wrote those words to his friends in the city of Colosse. He was a prisoner in Rome when he wrote them, and he wanted to give his friends some truth that would guide them in the day by day experiences of life. So this is what he wrote: “And whatsoever you do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by …
If there is one thing, which, more than all else, should give every true child of God honest and earnest concern it is surely this—to discover what kind of a life God has designed for His children to live, and then to find out whether He has provided the means for them to live that life. To do this we must, of course, turn to the Scriptures, since it is there that God has revealed His will and made known the kind of life that is well-pleasing to Him. And you would naturally expect me to turn for a text …
“How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation?”—Hebrews 2:3
One of the great human failings with which God has to deal is that He can never bring us up face to face with the real issues of life. We know they are there, we are conscious that the dangers are ‘round about us, but we do not want to face them.
It is a helpful thing to know the characteristics of animals. It gives you a sort of rough outline of some human characteristics. I used to have a yellow dog that I picked up one day and …
